Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 66.0201 (2026)

Incorporation of villages and cities; purpose and definitions

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66.020166.0201 Incorporation of villages and cities; purpose and definitions.

66.0201(1)(1) Purpose. It is the policy of this state that the development of territory from town to incorporated status proceed in an orderly and uniform manner and that toward this end each proposed incorporation of territory as a village or city be reviewed as provided in ss. 66.0201 to 66.0213 to assure compliance with certain minimum standards which take into account the needs of both urban and rural areas.

66.0201(2)(2) Definitions. In ss. 66.0201 to 66.0213, unless the context requires otherwise:

66.0201(2)(am)(am) “Board” means the incorporation review board.

66.0201(2)(ar)(ar) “Department” means the department of administration.

66.0201(2)(bm)(bm) “Isolated municipality” means any existing or proposed village or city entirely outside any metropolitan community at the time of its incorporation.

66.0201(2)(c)(c) “Metropolitan community” means the territory consisting of any city having a population of 25,000 or more, or any 2 incorporated municipalities whose boundaries are within 5 miles of each other whose populations aggregate 25,000, plus all the contiguous area which has a population density of 100 persons or more per square mile, or which the department has determined on the basis of population trends and other pertinent facts will have a minimum density of 100 persons per square mile within 3 years.

66.0201(2)(d)(d) “Metropolitan municipality” means any existing or proposed village or city entirely or partly within a metropolitan community.

66.0201(2)(dm)(dm) “Population” means the population of a local unit as shown by the last federal census or by any subsequent population estimate certified as acceptable by the department.

66.0201 HistoryHistory: 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 361 s. 112; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3306 and 9116 (5); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 33; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0201; 1999 a. 186; 2003 a. 171.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2021 · leading case: City of Mayville v. DOA, 2021 WI 57 (Wis. 2021).

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City of Mayville v. DOA, 2021 WI 57 (Wis. 2021). “§ 66.0201 (Incorporation of villages and cities).”

City of Kaukauna v. Vill. of Harrison, 2015 WI App 73 (Wis. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “in an orderly and uniform manner," Wis. Stat. § 66.0201 (1), via agreements between gov *190 ernments.”

Town of Sheboygan v. City of Sheboygan, 2001 WI App 279 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “We do not interpret subsec. (8), entitled Function of the circuit court, as proscribing the circuit court from performing any duty not found under this subsection.”

Town of Rib Mountain v. Marathon Cnty., 916 N.W.2d 164 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). “§§ 66.0201 - 66.0213 (discussing the "incorporation" of villages and cities).”

State Ex Rel. Kuehne v. Burdette, 2009 WI App 119 (Wis. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Wisconsin's general law for uniform incorporation procedures is set forth in Wis. Stat. § 66.0201 (1): It is the policy of this state that the development of territory from town to incorporated status proceed in an orderly and uniform manner and that toward this end each…”

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